This is a story from Indonesia.
In 2009, 11 students from Surabaya conducted a community service program (KKN) in Bayu Village, Songgon District, Banyuwangi. During their KKN, they lived in the village hall. This story is as told by Sriyanto. As a village official, he was quite attentive to the KKN activities at the time. Moreover, his house was not far from the village hall. According to Sriyanto, one day, the KKN participants became curious about the beauty of Rowo Bayu. They then visited the tourist spot.
Darungan, or Pendarungan, is a "lost" or dead village. It is about 2 km from Rowo Bayu. It's called a lost village because it now only has a few empty houses left. The plantation workers who previously lived there moved out in the 2000s. Towards evening, they returned from Darungan to the Bayu Village Hall. However, a male and female student couple chose to stay in Darungan. According to Sriyanto, they wanted to enjoy the natural surroundings. However, there were also stories of the two young men engaging in indecent acts in Darungan.
The two of them returned home as the sun was setting. On their way home, they were offered a place to stop by someone's house. The pair of male and female students accepted the offer. This is where their mystical story begins. "As soon as they entered the house, it felt like they were entering a palace. There was a king, his ladies-in-waiting, they were treated to dances, and a complete gamelan ensemble. They were enjoying the food and the dancing. It was like a kingdom," explained Sriyanto. "It was actually like a subtle hallucination for them. But they didn't expect it. What they felt at that moment was that they were truly entering a palace. It was like reality. They were treated like distinguished guests. They were treated to dances," he added. Sriyanto continued his story. After enjoying the meal and the dancing, they asked permission to return to their host. The two students were then given provisions to eat on the way home or when they reached the Bayu Village Hall. But when they opened the package on their way home, they were shocked. It contained a monkey's head. They questioned the place they had stopped at. It turned out to be a supernatural place now known as the Dancing Village. "They were shocked. At the party, they thought the meat they were served was real meat and the rice was real rice. Ultimately, their minds were disturbed," he explained.
Arriving at Bayu Village Hall, the pair of male and female students told their friends about what had happened. The mystical story then reached the village officials. Sriyanto added that after experiencing the mystical story, the two students became ill. They were sent home to Surabaya five days later because their illness persisted. They did not complete their Community Service Program (KKN). "They both felt that their illness was different from usual. In the end, everyone went home with them. When they left, I led the closing prayer for the Community Service Program," Sriyanto said. Several months later, Sriyanto received news that the two ill students had died. "I think it was because their minds were disturbed (after the mystical experience). That's the long story. But in the movie, it's different. There's an extra twist," he concluded.
The six prospective graduates participating in the Community Service Program (KKN) were Ayu, Nur, Widya, Wahyu, Anton, and Bima. Two of them died after experiencing numerous mystical experiences during the KKN program.
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